CIX FinTech event tackles the evolving startup-bank dynamic
While last year the Canadian Innovation Exchange focused on celebrating the Canadian startup landscape more generally, this…
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TransPod raises $20 million seed round to continue hyperloop development
TransPod, which wants to build a “world-leading” hyperloop, announced a $20 million seed round to continue supporting…
Equibit: John McAfee joining Toronto-based blockchain security startup (McAfee: definitely not)
UPDATE: BetaKit has spoken with McAfee, who says Equibit is misrepresenting his role. See the end of the article. BetaKit has…
Toronto-based WhatRunsWhere acquired by Pathmatics
Toronto-based WhatRunsWhere.com, which helps online marketers and advertisers track the success of their digital advertising…
Abacus is a VC-backed Facebook marketing agency built to arm startups with data
A new digital marketing agency has sprung up in Toronto, led by some familiar names. Called Abacus, the company was founded…
Alert Labs wins $100,000 prize at Communitech Rev Demo Day
“We save the insurance industry millions per year in preventable leak-and-flood payouts,” George Tsintzouras, founder of…
Wealthsimple, OMERS, DMZ among Canadian FinTech Awards winners
Last night, the Digital Finance Institute brought together some of Canada’s top FinTech companies and investors for the…
City of Toronto, Highline BETA partner with ResolveTO to help startups get in the zone with enterprise
New details have emerged about ResolveTO, the new Toronto event taking place January 25-27, organized by the same team that…
As Wattpad celebrates 10th birthday, CEO Allen Lau shares Netflix-like ambitions
In 2007, Allen Lau and his close friend Ivan Yuen were a year into building out their vision for a mobile reading platform…
Five Canadian companies among 500 Startups’ Batch 19
500 Startups has announced the 44 companies accepted into Batch 19 of its program — and five Canadian companies are among…
Zensurance wants to remove the headache for small businesses seeking insurance
While applying for business insurance can be a long and tedious process for small businesses, one Toronto-based startup is…
Kirk Simpson tells #TheDisruptors how Wave monetized its free platform
This week on The Disruptors, co-host Bruce Croxon sat down with Kirk Simpson, the co-founder and CEO of Wave, to discuss its…
Today in product updates: Goldmoney, SweetIQ, instaMEK, EventMobi
This week, several startups have launched new features in an effort to make life easier for their customers. Here’s the latest…
Zoom.ca wants to bring transparency to used car purchasing with its platform
Zoom.ca (acquired by Performance & link updated for context) has an online used car platform that it says brings more transparency…
Today in hackathons: The Lady Hacks, FINHACKS
This weekend, Toronto is hosting a couple of hackathons to get both tech and non-tech people excited about creating new and…